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Researcher John Scott-Railton said the news highlights the importance of securing popular messaging apps against such attacks.

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Those who want to jump the gun can visit phone settings, click 'General' then 'Software Update,' and trigger the patch update directly.Ĭitizen Lab called the iMessage exploit FORCEDENTRY and said it was effective against Apple iOS, MacOS and WatchOS devices. Users should get alerts on their iPhones prompting them to update the phone's iOS software. Apple didn't respond to questions regarding whether this was the first time it had patched a zero-click vulnerability. In a subsequent statement, Apple security chief Ivan Krstic commended Citizen Lab and said such exploits 'are not a threat to the overwhelming majority of our users.' He noted, as he has in the past, that such exploits typically cost millions of dollars to develop and often have a short shelf life. It said it was aware that the issue may have been exploited and cited Citizen Lab.

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In a blog post, Apple said it was issuing a security update for iPhones and iPads because a 'maliciously crafted' PDF file could lead to them being hacked. NSO Group did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. He said the malicious file causes devices to crash. It was discovered during a second examination of the phone, which forensics showed had been infected in March.

Malicious image files were transmitted to the activist's phone via the iMessage instant-messaging app before it was hacked with NSO's Pegasus spyware, which opens a phone to eavesdropping and remote data theft, Marczak said. Security experts say that average iPhone, iPad and Mac users generally don't need to worry because such attacks are highly targeted, however, the discovery still alarmed security professionals. (Anand Ram/CBC) 'Maliciously crafted'Īlthough Citizen Lab previously found evidence of zero-click exploits being used to hack into the phones of al-Jazeera journalists and other targets, 'this is the first one where the exploit has been captured so we can find out how it works,' said Marczak. Toronto-based Citizen Lab first identified the security flaw earlier this month and flagged it to Apple.

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